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CHARLES F. NEER, or CATAWBA, OHIO.

CHECK-ROWER AND MARKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 349,402, datedSeptember 21, 1886. Application filed May 14, 1886. Serial No. 202,165.(No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, OHARLEs F. NEER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Gatawba, in the county of Clark and State of Ohio,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Check-Rowers andMarkers, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawln s.

lhis invention relates to certain new and useful improvements incheck-rowers and markers for use in connection with corn-planters; andit consists, essentially, first, of ashaft adapted to be actuated by thefoot of the operator, and check-row mechanism combined with it andadapted to be actuated so as to doff the check-row wire from thecheck-row mechanism as the. planter reaches the extremes of the fieldwithout the drivers dismounting; second, in providing a shaft withcam-hooks, which, when the shaft is partially rotated, act to doff thecheck-row wire from the pulleys of the check-row mechanism and,

third, in combining with the shaft, which is adapted to be actuated bythe foot of the operator, a marker, in such manner as that the markercan be shifted from one side of the planter to the other by the simplemovement of the foot.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a. part of this specification, andon which similar letters of .reference indicate the same, orcorresponding features, Figure 1 represents a plan view of acorn-planter of any approved type with the seed-dropping mechanismomitted, showing my improvements applied thereto; Fig. 2, a longitudinalsectional view of the corn-planter, showing the mechanism foractuatingthe marker, the marker being in an elevated position; Fig. 3, asectional view of the crossbeam of the hounds and an elevation'of thepost to which the marker-rope is attached; Fig. 4, a plan view of thecheck-rowmechanism proper; Fig. 5, an'end view of thatmechanism; Fig.6,a rear View of the planter-frame, showing the marker-beam and themechanism for actuating it; Fig. 7, detached detail views of one of thecam-hooks and the bifurcated lever, and Fig. 8 a-detachcd perspectiveview of a journal-bearing frame. I

The letter A designates the frame-work generally of a corn-planter ofany approved construction, the same being mountedupon the usualwheels,B, and supplied with thetonguehounds O, the cross-beam D of whichcarries the check-row mechanism. This mechanism consists of a beam, E,uponwhich are secured standards F and G, to which are mounted the usualgrooved pulleys, H and 1, between which the check-row wire is passed andsupported. At or near the other or forward end of the beam E isjournaled a grooved roller, J, its axis being at right angles to theaxes of the rollers just described, and adjacent to which (the roller J)is a projecting hook, K, which serves to maintain the checlrrow wirewithin the groove of said pulley.

Pivotallyconnected with the beam E is a bifurcated lever, L,'the extremefree end of which is fashioned after the manner of a fork, so as toadmit of the more ready entrance of the check-row-wire. 1 Also mountedin suitable bearings secured to the beam is a rockshaft, M, having apin, N, passing. through it, to which is connected a spiral spring, 0,the other end of which engages the bar P. This shaft carries camhooks,which will be presently described, and the adjustment of the spring issuch that its action is to keep these hooks normally away from thecheck-row wire, as also to return the shaft to a normal position afterthe engagement of the hooks with the wire for the purpose of dofiing theThe hooks just alluded to consist of metallic plates Q, secured the oneto the shaft M and the other either to that shaft or to a segment, R,which is secured to it. The hooks are substantially alike, the onemounted upon the shaft directly having a shoulder, S, as seen in Fig. 7and this shoulder acts to arrest the wire should it slide down on thehook as the hook engages the wire, as hereinafter appears. Thishook,when moved in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 4, willengage the under side ofv the pivoted lever L and elevate it by the timethe curved portion extending from the shoulder to the hook proper willbegin to engage the wire, and as the hook-cam proceeds in its rotationin the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 7 it gradually throws thewire out of the bifurcation of the lever. This action throws the wirefrom the pulley J, and hence frees it from that end of the check-rowmechanism proper. Vhile this action is taking place the other'hook iscorrespondingly moving, and is engaging the wire and slipping it pastthe inner end of the roller I, the movement being continued in thedirection of the arrow (see Fig. 5) until the wire is entirely clear ofboth pulleys H and I. This effects a disconnection of the wire with theplanter; This action is brought about as the machine reaches the extremeof the field, whereby the machine can turn around and be driven in theopposite direction without disconnecting the wire by hand.

It has already been stated that shaft M is provided with a segment, B.This segment is grooved, and a chain, T, is connected with its upperinner portion and passes over it, and thence inwardly to the pulley U.Another chain T connects the segment R at the other side of the machinealso with the pulley U, the points of connection of the chains Tbeing atdiametrical points. This pulley is mounted upon a longitudinally-placedshaft, V, having bearings in the frame of the planter, and

u is provided with a foot-lever, WV, located in convenient reach of theoperators foot. It will be seen, therefore, that by depressing the leverWV a partial rotation will be given the shaft V and the pulley U, andthrough the chains T a like movement will be imparted to the shaft M,and the action above described of the hooks upon the Wire brought about.

- The advantages of being able to disconnect the check -rower mechanismfrom the wire without leaving the machine or even stopping it areobvious. The shaft V terminates at its rear end in a crank, X, the outerend of which is bent to'form a socket, Y, for the reception of themarker-beam, while the body of the crank is curved at Z, as seen in Fig.6, for the purpose of preventing the marker from tipbroken.

ping in the direction of the seat as it is elevated. This shaft isfurther provided with a gear-wheel, a, which gears with a like wheel, b,mounted upona shaft, 0, the rear end of which terminates in a crankconstructed in duplication of the crank X. A metallic bearing-fram e,(I, (seen more clearly in Fig. 6,) con- .stitutes azbearing for'theforward end of the shaft 0, and also a bearing for the shaft V at apointjust forward of the gear-wheel a. This frame also forms in part therear bearings for the shafts V and c. Pivoted in two posts, 0, extendingfrom said frame (I is a pawl, f, the heavier end of which standsnormally engaged with the gear-wheel I), while by putting the foot uponthe other end this engagement is The purpose of this pawl is to lock thecranks in any set position-as, for instance, in a vertical position, asseen in Fig. 6whereby the marker-beam is held in returning to and fromthe field and while turning round in the field.

The marker consists of the beam 9, swiveled at h, and provided at itsfree end with a marker, 43, which is connected by a stay-rope,

j, to a post, 7c, secured to the tongue-frame.

The function of the marker is, as usual, to designate the point overwhich the center of the machine shall be driven in making the returntrip.

It will be observed that the act of actuating the check-rower mechanismin the manner above described also actuates the marker in eitherdirection. If at the side of the machine, as seen in Fig. 1, then adepression of the lever NV through the shaft V and the crank X willelevate the .marker, and at the same time bring the opposite crank to avertical position for the purpose of receiving the marker and letting itdown on the opposite side. The stay-rope swings over and above theoperators head. The pawl f is of course tripped by the foot of theoperator, so as to allow the gears to rotate.

By means of this invention it will be observed that the operator issaved the followwire from the cheok-rower; walking to the opposite sideof the planter and adjusting the marker to the opposite position;getting on the planter, and turning the team and planter around in orderto start back; getting off the planter again to place the marker inposition, and walking to opposite side of planter and arranging thecheck-rower wire for starting.

All of the above-named operations are avoided by the improvements hereindescribed, as

the planter needs only to be turned and the wire arranged for starting.In machines as heretofore constructed only a part of these manualoperations have been saved. Ahandlever might be used in lieu of thefoot-lever WV. Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim asnew, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with a corn-planter provided with a shaft adapted tobe actuated by the foot, of a check-rower mechanism, includin g arock-shaft connected with the first-named shaft and provided with hookswhich throw the wire'from the pulleys.

2. The combination, with a corn-planter and a rock-shaft having afoot-lever and a pulley, of a check-rower having a rock-shaft carrying asegment connected with the said pulley and provided with hooks to throwthe wire from the check-rower pulleys, and a spring to return thecheck-rower shaft to its normal position.

pulleys, and with a spring to return the shaft to its normal position.

4. The combination, with the pulleys of a check-rower, of a rock-shaftprovided with cam-hooks adapted when the shaft is partially III) rotatedto engage the wire and dislodge it from said pulleys.

5. The comb1uat1on, with a beam carrying grooved pulleys and a pivotedbifurcated lever, of a rock-shaft and the cam-hooks mounted thereon andadapted, one to engage the wire directly and the other the pivoted leverand then the wire when the shaft is partially rotated, to dislodge thewire from said pulley,and the spring to return the shaft to its normalposition. 1

6. The combination, with a beam having grooved pulleys at one end, and agrooved pulley placed at right angles to said pulleys at the other end,a hook, and a pivoted lever, of a rock-shaft, the spring to hold it andreturn it to the normal position, a segment by which it is operated, andcam-hooks carried by the shaft and adapted, the one to engage the wiredirectly and the other the said lever and thenthe wire, to dislodge thewire from the pulleys.

7. The combination, with a rock-shaft mounted on a corn-planter, of thecheck-rower mechanism having a rock-shaft, and a connection between saidshaft, whereby the actuation of the first-named actuates the last-namedshaft.

8. The combination, with a rock -shaft, of cam-hooks adapted to engageand dislodge the wire.

9. The combination, with a corn-planter, of a rock-shaft having afoot-lever, a crank, and

a gear-whee], and another shaft having in it a meshing gear-wheel and acrank, and a pivoted marker adapted to be elevated and lowered by saidcranks.

10. The combination, with a planter, of a rock-shaft having a foot-leverand gear-wheel, and a crank curved in the body and bent to form a socketat the end, and another shaft having a like crank and an intermeshinggearwheel, alocking-paw], and the pivoted marker adapted to be liftedfrom side to side and held up by said crank.

11. The combination, with a corn-planter and an actuating crank shaft,and a crank-shaft geared thereto, of a check-rower mechanism providedwith a rock-shaft carrying hooks constructed to dislodge the wire, andconnected with the operating-shaft, and a pivoted marker adapted to belifted and lowered by said crankshafts. I

12. The combination, with a corn-planter, of the U shaped bearing-framesecured thereto and the crank-shafts mounted in said frame.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. CHARLES F. NEER;

\Vitnessesa HAYES S. OoNWAY, S. A. TALLEY.

